2025 Schedule Pretty Much Locked In

[May Day 10]

Figure this is always something I look at during the bye week.  This season, it is actually even more relevant with the Bills' spot nearly 100% locked in, as well as the other cross-over Divisions

 

Last season at Rich Stadium!

 

With 9 home games, we could be ripe for the pickins for an international game.

 

Home
Miami
New England
Jets
Baltimore
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Tampa Bay
Kansas City (6% Chance its the chargers)
Eagles (16% Chance its the Redskins)

 

Away
Miami
New England

Jets
Steelers
Falcons
Panthers
Browns
Texans (5% Colts)

 

First thought is, what a high-leveraged home side AFC schedule.  Baltimore, Cincy, and KC at home.

Edited November 19 by May Day 10

[May Day 10]

Also, that road schedule looks to be advantageous.  Even if all teams are even, it is extremely light on travel.  I really hope we dont get hit with an international game

[boyst]

We will open with Cinci

[ganesh]

20 minutes ago, May Day 10 said:

Figure this is always something I look at during the bye week.  This season, it is actually even more relevant with the Bills' spot nearly 100% locked in, as well as the other cross-over Divisions

 

Last season at Rich Stadium!

 

With 9 home games, we could be ripe for the pickins for an international game.

 

Home
Miami
New England
Jets
Baltimore
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Tampa Bay
Kansas City (6% Chance its the chargers)
Eagles (16% Chance its the Redskins)

 

Away
Miami
New England

Jets
Steelers
Falcons
Panthers
Browns
Texans (5% Colts)

 

First thought is, what a high-leveraged home side AFC schedule.  Baltimore, Cincy, and KC at home.

Only tough road games are Texans and Steelers.

Just now, boyst said:

We will open with Cinci

Thursday Night football in the home of the SB Champs....Highmark Stadium.  Go Bills !!!

[The Firebaugh Kid]

14-3

We have $ going into next year finally. Keep on rollin baby

[Ethan in Cleveland]

Bills win SuperBowl then probably open the season on Thrusay at home against Baltimore or maybe the NFC East winner.

Bills don't win SuperBowl then probably open on Thursday at Steelers. 

[Gregg]

Looking at the home schedule I see a lot of opportunities for primetime games with good teams coming to Buffalo. On the road maybe only the Steelers and Texans as the rest should be Sunday 1:00 games.

[May Day 10]

I can see the Baltimore game being sacrificed to the Amazon gods

 

[boyst]

14 minutes ago, ganesh said:

Only tough road games are Texans and Steelers.

Thursday Night football in the home of the SB Champs....Highmark Stadium.  Go Bills !!!

If we get the opener like that I'd expect it to be a big draw. Phili, KC, or Baltimore 

[Beast]

Hopefully the NFL doesn’t take a home game away from the Bills in the last year of their stadium. 

[Cash]

I DEEPLY hope we don’t have to give up another home game. In the history of the 17-game schedule, we have:

-9 road games

-8 home games, plus a “home” game against a Jaguars team that had spent the whole week in London and plays there every year

-9 road games (this year)

 

If I’m Pegula, I’m screaming at the league office that we need to actually benefit from the unbalanced schedule at some point. 

[mannc]

39 minutes ago, May Day 10 said:

Figure this is always something I look at during the bye week.  This season, it is actually even more relevant with the Bills' spot nearly 100% locked in, as well as the other cross-over Divisions

 

Last season at Rich Stadium!

 

With 9 home games, we could be ripe for the pickins for an international game.

 

Home
Miami
New England
Jets
Baltimore
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Tampa Bay
Kansas City (6% Chance its the chargers)
Eagles (16% Chance its the Redskins)

 

Away
Miami
New England

Jets
Steelers
Falcons
Panthers
Browns
Texans (5% Colts)

 

First thought is, what a high-leveraged home side AFC schedule.  Baltimore, Cincy, and KC at home.

Too bad we have to play the AFC North, but on the other hand, we also get to play the NFC South.

[chongli]

8 minutes ago, boyst said:

If we get the opener like that I'd expect it to be a big draw. Phili, KC, or Baltimore 

 

19 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Bills win SuperBowl then probably open the season on Thrusay at home against Baltimore or maybe the NFC East winner.

Bills don't win SuperBowl then probably open on Thursday at Steelers. 

 

Baltimore played the NFL Kickoff this year, so unlikely they play next year., Also, the NFL prefers not to have an inter-conference game for the Kickoff.

[Gregg]

1 minute ago, chongli said:

 

 

Baltimore played the NFL Kickoff this year, so unlikely they play next year., Also, the NFL prefers not to have an inter-conference game for the Kickoff.

 

I wonder who decides what games go on what network. CBS, NBC, FOX, ESPN, Prime all try to get the best games. For example, NBC would love to have the Bills-Chiefs to open week one for the first game of the year, if one of them wins the Super Bowl but you know CBS will do everything, they can to keep that game as it is one of the best if not the best AFC game being played since they have the AFC package.

[Coach Tuesday]

Selfishly I'd love another international game - London was a blast.  As it now stands, next year's road schedule is lame, none of those cities looks like a fun place to go party for a weekend.

[chongli]

36 minutes ago, Gregg said:

 

I wonder who decides what games go on what network. CBS, NBC, FOX, ESPN, Prime all try to get the best games. For example, NBC would love to have the Bills-Chiefs to open week one for the first game of the year, if one of them wins the Super Bowl but you know CBS will do everything, they can to keep that game as it is one of the best if not the best AFC game being played since they have the AFC package.

 

Well if KC wins the SB, it won't be Buffalo in the Kickoff since we host KC next year. And, yeah, the KC-Buffalo matchup has become the annual game of the year, like NE-Indy used to be. The NFL has rhe final say on deciding the network, but the individual networks have a large input.

[zow2]

1 hour ago, boyst said:

We will open with Cinci

 

Hopefully Chase and Tee will be playing elsewhere.

1 hour ago, Coach Tuesday said:

Selfishly I'd love another international game - London was a blast.  As it now stands, next year's road schedule is lame, none of those cities looks like a fun place to go party for a weekend.

 

What, Charlotte and Cleveland don't excite you?!? 😜

[boyst]

9 minutes ago, zow2 said:

 

Hopefully Chase and Tee will be playing elsewhere.

 

What, Charlotte and Cleveland don't excite you?!? 😜

for game day experience charlotte will be about the best road destination for 2025. a definite win, tons of Bills fans in a huge takeover. and the bills fans in carolina always do it up for the incoming folks.

[mushypeaches]

We definitely need the 9 home games for the last year at the Ralph - gonna just be so many iconic moments and I for one, want to be there as many times as humanly possible given that I live 6 hours away!

[chongli]

2 hours ago, Gregg said:

 

I wonder who decides what games go on what network. CBS, NBC, FOX, ESPN, Prime all try to get the best games. For example, NBC would love to have the Bills-Chiefs to open week one for the first game of the year, if one of them wins the Super Bowl but you know CBS will do everything, they can to keep that game as it is one of the best if not the best AFC game being played since they have the AFC package.

 

Also, more to your point:

 

I checked all the Josh vs. Mahommes games in the regular season, and the network breakdown is as follows:

 

2020 - FOX/NFL Network (pandemic year)

2021 - NBC

2022 - CBS 

2023 - CBS

2024 - CBS

 

Prime and ESPN would love to get in the mix, but Thursday is more unlikely, given this is a premier game and the NFL wouldn't want the teams on short rest (probably, unless both teams are coming off byes or mini-byes maybe?).

Edited November 19 by chongli